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Man jailed for trafficking Jamaican nationals
(CMC) — A 44-year-old farmer in Guyana has been jailed for four years after he was found guilty of trafficking two Jamaican women. A Guyana Police Force (GPF) statement said that Tito Browne was also sentenced to one year imprisonment on the count of withholding the passports of the two Jamaican nationals. Browne, who was…
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Dominica’s Cultural icon Dr Alwin Bully has died
(DNO) — Cultural icon, Dr Alwin Bully has died. Reports indicate he died on Friday afternoon. He was the designer of Dominica’s national flag and was bestowed the Sisserou Award of Honor, the island’s second highest honor, for his work. Dr Bully was also a famed playwright, director, graphic artist, set designer, poet and short…
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CCJ dismisses part of discrimination lawsuit in Clico bailout
(Trinidad and Tobago NEWSDAY) — Part of a discrimination case brought against the State by a group of Clico and British American policyholders from the Eastern Caribbean was dismissed on Wednesday by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The group claim they were discriminated against after the TT government bailed out CL Financial in 2009…
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OECS Commission takes bold step to empower Youth and tackle crime
The Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have long been plagued by high rates of violent crime, disproportionately affecting young people between the ages of 15 and 29. The OECS Commission, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), continues to take bold steps targeted at reducing crime…
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Flight turbulence
(Trinidad Express) — It is much more difficult to get to Trinidad and Tobago by plane than it was pre Covid-19 due to the loss of all Liat’s flights, all flights out of Canada, except Caribbean Airlines and a significant reduction in service out of Florida. Figures provided to the Express Business by the Airport’s…
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Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative Opens Applications for Third Cohort of Incubator Program
The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative (EC Greenpreneurs) is proud to announce the launch and call for applications for the third cohort of its Incubator program, aimed at supporting green entrepreneurs in the Eastern Caribbean region. Following the success of the first two cohorts in 2021 and 2022, the program once again seeks to help early-stage…
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CTO reports promising outlook for the region in 2023
Despite global pressures such as high inflation, the war in Ukraine, the ensuing energy crisis, and an impending economic recession, the outlook for Caribbean travel and tourism is favorable, according to the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Delivering the region’s 2022 “Tourism Performance and Outlook Report” in Bridgetown today, Neil Walters, Acting Secretary General of…
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Caribbean food security at risk from the impact of disaster-related events
By Chalsey Gill Anthony On an ordinary day, you get in, start your vehicle, turn on your favourite radio station, and drive to work. While bopping your head and humming to a catchy tune, you hear “We interrupt this segment for an important broadcast…” As you try to settle in at your desk, the notifications…
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Injunction to prevent repatriation of Haitian nationals from St. Kitts and Nevis discharged
Resident High Court Judge Justice Patrick Thompson, on March 6, discharged the injunction granted on February 25, to prevent the repatriation of Haitian Nationals who entered St Kitts and Nevis from Dominica by boat on February 3. The Ministry of National Security has undertaken to process the asylum requests tendered by local attorney-at-law, Craig Tuckett.…
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Venezuelans still miss Chavez, want Maduro to do ‘better’
(AP) — In his last televised message before dying of cancer, the late President Hugo Chavez told Venezuelans to choose Nicolas Maduro as his successor, promising that the leftist policies that oversaw a reduction in poverty would continue under the then-vice president’s guidance. That promise remains unfulfilled 10 years later. Venezuelans find themselves in a…
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Florida flight returns to Cuba after birds cause engine fire
(AP) — A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back Sunday after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and filled the cabin with smoke, a news report said. Southwest Airlines flight 2923 headed to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, returned to Havana after striking the birds, WSVN-TV reported. No injuries…